SUNY chancellor pushes lawmakers for more funding

9:19 PM,
Feb. 11, 2013

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ALBANY - State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher urged lawmakers on Monday to provide more money to the public university system than what Gov. Andrew Cuomo provided in his state budget.

Under Cuomo's budget proposal, which he presented last month, SUNY would get $969 million for its operating budget, flat funding from this year. Community colleges would get a $1 million bump, bringing total state aid to $652 million.

At a legislative budget hearing near the Capitol on Monday, Zimpher requested an additional $19.9 million in state support, arguing that enrollment has grown ...